Due to the resource-hungry nature of Windows systems, lightweight Linux distributions like Mint, Colibri OS, Debian, or Ubuntu dominate in the VPS environment, being devoid of the unnecessary, bulky desktop environment for our tasks. As they say, only console, only hardcore! And indeed, this is no exaggeration: Debian can start with 256 MB of RAM and a single core clocked at 1 GHz, […]
Few people know that the ARC processor architecture is one of the most widely used architectures alongside ARM, MIPS, and x86. Developed in the 1980s, the ARC architecture is applied in various microcontrollers for a wide range of high-tech products, with approximately 1.5 billion devices produced each year based on ARC. Recently, Synopsys announced a new generation of 32-bit and 64-bit processor […]
The release of the TeX Live 2020 distribution, created in 1996 based on the teTeX project, has been prepared. TeX Live is the easiest way to deploy an infrastructure for preparing scientific documentation, regardless of the operating system in use. A DVD build (3.5 GB) of TeX Live 2020 has been created for download, which contains a working live environment, a complete set of installation files for various operating systems, and a copy of the CTAN repository […]
Sophos has announced the opening of the source code for the Sandboxie program, designed to provide isolated execution of applications on the Windows platform. Sandboxie allows you to run a potentially untrustworthy application in an isolated sandbox environment, restricted by a virtual disk that prevents access to the data of other applications. The project development has been handed over to the community, which will coordinate the further development of Sandboxie […]
Servers with processors based on the arm64 architecture are gradually becoming a part of our lives. In this article, we will demonstrate the unboxing, installation, and a brief test of the new TaiShan 2280v2 server. Unboxing The server arrived in an unremarkable box. The sides of the box feature the Huawei logo along with packaging labels. On top, you can see instructions for properly extracting the server […]
Greetings! Due to well-known reasons, we find ourselves spending more time at home in front of the monitor. In this situation, we tend to reminisce about the good old days. As the title of this article makes clear, we'll discuss setting up a Synology NAS as a game server. Achtung — this article includes many screenshots (the screenshots are clickable)! Before we begin, here’s a list of tools […]
Gerald Pfeifer, the Chief Technology Officer of SUSE and the chair of the openSUSE board, has proposed to the community to consider an initiative aimed at aligning the development and building processes of the openSUSE Leap and SUSE Linux Enterprise distributions. Currently, openSUSE Leap releases are based on the core package set of the SUSE Linux Enterprise distribution, but packages for openSUSE are built separately from […]
The release of PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.3, designed for managing DNS zone delivery, has taken place. According to the project's developers, PowerDNS Authoritative Server handles approximately 30% of all domains in Europe (90% when only considering domains with DNSSEC signatures). The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. PowerDNS Authoritative Server allows storing domain information in […]
A significant new release of Delta Chat Desktop has been introduced — a messenger that uses email as a transport instead of proprietary servers (chat-over-email, a specialized email client functioning as a messenger). The application code is built on the Electron platform and is distributed under the GPLv3 license, while the core library is available under the MPL 2.0 (Mozilla Public License). In this release: a database of providers and email services with […]
The material for this article was taken from my Zen channel. Tone Signal Detector In the previous article, we created a signal level meter. In this one, we will learn how to detect a tone signal. In the old days, when not every household had a television, and half of them switched channels using pliers, an intriguing news item appeared in foreign tech press stating that one and […]
Ahead of the launch of the 'Linux Administrator' course, we prepared a translation of some interesting material. AIDE stands for 'Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment', which is one of the most popular systems for monitoring changes in Linux-based operating systems. AIDE is used to protect against malware, viruses, and to detect unauthorized actions. It is employed for file integrity checks and detection […]
A new release of Telegram Desktop 2.0 is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The client software code for Telegram is written using the Qt library and distributed under the GPLv3 license. The new version introduces the ability to group chats into folders for easier navigation when there are many chats. The option to create custom folders with flexible settings and the ability to link an arbitrary number of […]